GENERAL BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS, FROM JUNE, 1878, To JUNE, 1879. Jesus said "that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all the nations, BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM." Jesus said, "Ye shall be My witnesses both in JERUSALEM AND IN ALL JUDEA, AND IN SAMARIA, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Paul said, "I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart, for I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ, on behalf of MY BRETHREN, MY KINSMEN ACCORDING TO THE FLESH." Officers and Committee for 1879-80. President-R. JOHNSON, Esq., Gordon House, Highgate Road, London, N. Treasurer-T. H. HARRISON, Esq., Wardwick, Derby. Secretary-JOHN CLIFFORD, M.A., LL.B., 51, Porchester Road, London, W. Assistant Secretary-Rev. J. FLETCHER, 322, Commercial Road, London, E. EXISTING OPERATIONS. This Scheme is adopted without prejudice to any existing liabilities contracted by the Committees of the various Home Mission Districts for Home Mission Work. OBJECT. To extend the denomination by the establishment of new Churches, and to utilize to the utmost degree, and by the most efficient methods, the power of all the Churches in Home Mission operations. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE. The Association shall conduct the Home Mission business by means of a President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary appointed at its Annual Assembly; and an Executive Committee chosen by the Conferences, on the principle that one representative is deputed for each thousand members in the Conference, and fractional part of a thousand. Seven to form a quorum. The Association shall also appoint Auditors. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONFERENCES AS TO DELEGATES, AND (1.) Each Conference shall before the Association in each year elect its delegate or delegates to represent it on the Committee according to the above principle. (2.) Each Conference shall nominate the locality for the station, in an order of rotation determined according to the number of Church Members in the Conference, as printed in the Minutes for 1876. The Conference containing the highest number of members to be first nominating Conference. (3.) If a Conference decline or fail to nominate an approved locality within the twelve months, i.e., from one Association to another, it will lose its turn. Conferences may exchange turns. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. To manage the Home Mission Finances; prepare Annual Report to be submitted to the Association; elect a Vice-President; reject, amend, or endorse the proposals of the nominating Conference as to locality, but not to have the power of substituting a new arrangement for that of the nominating Conference. The Committee shall have power to make bye-laws. TRUSTS. The property to be held in Trust for the Denomination, with reversion to the Association in every case. ALTERATION OF CONSTITUTION. None of the above Rules to be altered save by the Association. No proposal for change to be entertained without three months' notice given to the Secretary, and two insertions of the same notice in the Magazine, signed by the proposer. CONTRIBUTIONS. Collections.-It is one of the laws of our Association that EACH church shall make a collection on behalf of the Home Mission. At present not more than one-third of the churches comply with this rule. This is as great a mistake as we can commit. It is, moreover, a wrong. Pastors and deacons, get this altered. Arrange for a collection at once. Collections and Subscriptions to be forwarded to T. H. HARRISON, Esq., Wardwick, Derby. Collecting Cards and information as to the working of the Society may be obtained from the Secretaries. Annual Meeting, 1879. THE Annual Meeting was held at Halifax, on June 17, in Salem Chapel, which was kindly lent for the occasion by our Methodist New Connexion friends. J. D. Hutchinson, Esq., M.P., was prevented by his parliamentary duties from taking the chair, as advertised, but Mr. Councillor Worsick most kindly consented, at the last moment, to take control of the meeting, and discharged the duty with promptness and efficiency. The audience was large, and the meeting was reported as "quite equal in platform efficiency to the high level of recent years." The Secretary, Mr. Clifford, reported the year's work. The Treasurer, Mr. Harrison, was jubilant. Then followed addresses by the Revs. J. W. Williams, of Derby; J. Fletcher, of London; and E. H. Jackson, of Louth. It was a meeting calculated to inspire representatives with a desire to stir up a spirit of activity in their respective churches on behalf of the Home Mission. We confidently look forward, therefore, to an immediate and large increase in the number of contributing churches, £ S. d. MIDLAND CONFERENCE (continued). Derby, St. Mary's Gate. Leicester, Archdeacon Collection By J. E. Wilkins— Mr. Jas. Hill Rev. W. Hill Mr. W. Wilkins Miss Perry Mr. Jos. Hill Bryer W. Abell Mrs. G. Ford Mr. W. Hall ... 100 £ S. d. Mrs. Godkin, sen 0 2 6 Miss E. Wilcocks 0 2 6 Needham 020 Lane. £ s. d. ... ... 0 10 0 0 10 0 ... ... 050 Melbourne. Mr. H. W. Earp... 2 0 0 Miss Tomlinson... Mr. W. Dunnicliff 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 Hair 0 5 0 026 0 10 0 Rev. J. H. Atkinson 1 1 o Nottingham, Broad St. 050 0 5 0 0 5 0 Loughborough, Baxter 0 5 0 Rev. E. Stevenson 17 11 10 ... Loughborough, Wood 1 0 0 Collection 040 Collections and Subscriptions... 10 0 0 Nottingham, Hyson Collection at Lord's 1 0 0 Nottingham, Mansfield Road. By Miss Alice Truman Mr. W. H. Booker 1 0 0 ... 8 12 1 Heanor. Marsh ... ... Coltman 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 H. Godkin 0 10 0 0 6 0 ... ... Mrs. Sheperson Mr. Morgan Stevens Bromhead ... 3 12 6 1 17 6 ... ... W. Briggs J. Lisson... 0 5 0 H. Lisson... 0 2 6 Rowland ... 9900660076 Miss Weatherhogg 0 Smaller sums ... Skinner Mrs. Clemerson 2 0 Miss Clemerson 0 2 ... Illingworth, 0 1 6 Retford. 050 050 2 17 6 200 |
